Five indicted in violent $60,000 heist in Mahwah

HACKENSACK — A grand jury indicted four men from Elizabeth and one from Florida on robbery charges in connection with a strong-arm theft last year of $60,000 from a courier in Mahwah, the Record reported.

The courier had just picked up cash from a dozen gas stations owned by ADDP Enterprises, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said after the arrests of the Elizabeth men in December. Two of the men punched the courier in the face and ripped a bag containing cash from his hands, Batelli said.

Alexander Bergero, 34; Julian Pena-Santana, 27; Fabian Filloy, 26; and Luis Bernabel, 23; all of Elizabeth, were arrested in connection with the robbery. Pena-Santana and Bergero allegedly carried out the attack, Bergero is accused of driving the car involved in the robbery, and Filloy, a former employee of a Valero as station in Elizabeth, is accused of helping set up the attack, police said. William Galluso, 43, of Miami, was also arrested, and described as an organizer.